Browsing Tag: Patiala House

Happiness, sadness, relationships, accomplishments and losses dominate our lives. But relationships are the major aspect which can make or break a home. There are lots of relations surrounding us like husband and wife, father and son, mother and daughter, etc… But where there is love there is conflict as well. Patiala House is about the conflict...

That apart, the only connection that 'Patiala House,' the movie, has with Patiala is the name. The movie is otherwise set in Southall, London, and the filmmakers had originally planned to hold a world premiere in London and Mumbai later this week, before Akshay came to Punjab and met the Badals at a films award function.

The characters are based on real ones. But they aren't true copies. In the first hour of storytelling, the audience will feel the suffocation and claustrophobia of the characters. Then begins their sense of liberation. I want the audience to feel for the characters, and not just for their historical background."